The Alphabestiary
Discovering Francophone legends through typography.
As part of the opening of the Cité internationale de la langue française at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts, the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, the Imprimerie Nationale and the CNAP launched an artist residency around the theme “Typography and the Francophonie.” For this occasion, we created The Alphabestiary, an alphabet exploring Francophone folklores through mythical creatures. Each figure is drawn based on its legendary description and shaped to embody the initial letter of its name. These 26 “monstrous” glyphs form the uppercase set of a custom typeface designed by Eugénie Bidaut: l’Hérissant·e.
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Applications Typeface design, installation, sculpture, publication
Residency project at the Cité internationale de la langue française and the Imprimerie Nationale’s Atelier du Livre d’Art
With the support of CNAP
Graphic design in collaboration with Eugénie Bidaut
In collaboration with Julian Turgy (sculpture)
Camille Baudelaire + Olivia Grandperrin + Eugénie Bidaut
